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Why Do We Get Bored?

Vsauce · 3 min read

Boredom isn’t just an annoying pause between distractions—it’s a built-in mental signal that pushes people toward new stimulation and, in some cases,...

BoredomDopamineBrain Imaging

Why You Procrastinate Even When It Feels Bad

Justin Sung · 3 min read

Procrastination persists not because someone is lazy, but because the brain treats hard work as an emotional threat—and then learns to escape those...

ProcrastinationEmotion RegulationDopamine

Your brain CAN'T Multitask - Here's why

Artem Kirsanov · 2 min read

Multitasking fails not because the brain lacks willpower, but because attention is a limited, costly resource—and every switch leaves behind...

AttentionThalamusLong-Term Plasticity

you should stop watching study youtubers. (yes, even me.)

Kai Notebook · 2 min read

Self-help YouTube can become a dopamine trap: it delivers the “reward” of learning without the effort of doing, which can make viewers feel...

DopamineSelf-Help AddictionBehavior Change

Checking Your Phone When You Wake Up Destroys Your ADHD Brain

Ali Alqaraghuli, PhD · 2 min read

Checking a phone the moment someone wakes up can trap people with ADHD in a “current comfort” brain state long enough to make getting out of bed feel...

ADHD HabitsDopamineState Change Inertia

Watch this if you procrastinate

Ali Alqaraghuli, PhD · 2 min read

Procrastination often isn’t a logic problem—it’s an emotional and neurochemical one. When people stall, it’s usually because they feel overwhelmed...

ProcrastinationADHDFear of Failure

Can’t eat the frog? You might have ADHD

Ali Alqaraghuli, PhD · 3 min read

“Eat the frog” productivity advice—doing the hardest, most dreaded task first—often backfires for people with ADHD because it collides with how...

ADHD ProductivityTask InitiationDopamine

4 Ways to Stop Procrastinating

Dan Silvestre · 2 min read

Procrastination isn’t mainly a character flaw—it’s a predictable tug-of-war inside the brain between long-term planning and an “instant...

ProcrastinationDopaminePresent Bias

Why People With ADHD Procrastinate

Ali Alqaraghuli, PhD · 2 min read

People with ADHD procrastinate largely because their brains struggle to hold a complicated task’s steps in working memory—and because chronically...

ADHD ProcrastinationWorking MemoryDopamine